Dark Eldar Knight

I am currently painting a Wraithknight in the colour scheme of my Dark Eldar, and it had me thinking. When I bought my first Talos, I expected it to be slightly larger than it actually is. I recently thought it would be cool if we had a Dark Eldar knight along the lines of a giant Talos/Cronos that is the height of a wraithknight, and scaled to that size.

SquidmasterIncubi

Posts : 1964Join date : 2013-12-18Location : Hampshire, England

Subject: Re: Dark Eldar Knight Sun Aug 23 2015, 14:47

That was actually one of the many rumours before the release of our current Codex which came up completely naught.Most of that probably based on the hope this picture created:

But it didn't happen, and to be honest I'm glad it didn't.If there were a larger scale thing, I would want it to be more thematically useful. Another big monster is just, a bigger monster.You start at Wrack, it gets bigger and its a Grotesque, then a Chronos, then a Talos. Another bigger monster just to me seems unimaginative, and I would want any larger scale unit we got to be more functional to a standard Dark Eldar force instead of just a Coven themed only thing.Lets not forget, that the core of the STANDARD Dark Eldar is the Kabals.

The problem I have is that a big, hulking monstrosity would kinda go against the D principle of speed over armour.

Or, at least, it would if GW didn't get their understanding of physics from watching anime.

JimsoloDracon

Posts : 3115Join date : 2013-10-31Location : Illinois

Subject: Re: Dark Eldar Knight Sun Aug 23 2015, 17:48

I would love to see some kind of uber-grotesque: some big, amalgamated monstrosity, like a 'glom, stitched together from hundreds of lesser corpses. Totally awesome.

If the Kabal side of the equation were going to get a Lord of War, I'd rather prefer some kind of massive, fast moving gunboat. Something with multiple gunners, some kind of holo-field, and a good speed, that sort of thing. Maybe a dual kit with a gunboat variant and a troop transport variant.

Creeping DarknessWych

Posts : 548Join date : 2012-11-21

Subject: Re: Dark Eldar Knight Mon Aug 24 2015, 02:18

Maybe we could harness one of those beasties from the seventh dimension that the Dark Gate opens a temporary portal to? Although I'd prefer the big ol' gunboat route, too.

We could always borrow from Epic, like every other big kit seems to have, and bring in a Pleasure barge, Executor module (maybe too big, but would then have the distinction in appearing in 40k, Epic and BFG!), or, you know, the Knasharakk...

I picked up a glotkin model this week to make a giant grotesque counts as imperial knight!

I like the fact its desperate allies as well -

Archon - So my dear haemonculus, what marvels are you deploying from the flesh vats today?

Haemonculus - my lord archon, see yonder the giant abomination?

Archon - indeed I do! Why have you deployed it so far away?

Haemonculus - lets just say my lord I don't entirely trust it! Better to have it at a safe distance!

TenguWych

Posts : 532Join date : 2013-05-02Location : The Quantum Realm

Subject: Re: Dark Eldar Knight Sun Aug 30 2015, 19:28

It could be either...A nice big boat to carry away as many captives as possible or a honking big castigator.

JimsoloDracon

Posts : 3115Join date : 2013-10-31Location : Illinois

Subject: Re: Dark Eldar Knight Sun Aug 30 2015, 23:46

Ooh! A big torture barque! Give it a huge cargo area. It could be like a chariot. Give it a shooting attack with pinning, and a rule that if it destroys infantry with its melee attack, it carries them off and scores an extra VP. You could also let it transport a unit, but it can't get the prisoner bonus if a unit's embarked.

It could be either...A nice big boat to carry away as many captives as possible or a honking big castigator.

Can we get both?

RCZKabalite Warrior

Posts : 119Join date : 2015-08-04Location : ITALY, no ireland, WTF.

Subject: Re: Dark Eldar Knight Tue Sep 01 2015, 07:18

I would prefer a nice uber jumping monstrous creature a-la brass scorpion made out of flesh, haemunculi baby love and metal. Something that can have some AA and flamers, and everytime that kills a intire unit do someting (dont know, 5+ it regains one wound)

stilgar27Sybarite

Posts : 468Join date : 2012-12-04

Subject: Re: Dark Eldar Knight Sat Sep 05 2015, 06:37

I actually built a very large "sllyth-knight" for my exodite/dark eldar list using some dragon and giant bits based around a skaven hellpit abomination body (cuz big with 4 arms). As a snake, I had to have him draped over a tree on the base to get up to the appropriate height for a wraithknight (Like 8.5"). He's very WIP but I'll get some picture of when I get a chance. I plan on having a hamenculi handler riding on his back when (or if) he's completed.

At this point I feel so guilty playing any craftworlders, I sort of abandoned the project after fielding him in a couple friendly games.

Edit: Pics added. He needs even more work than I remembered, especially the shield arm, but you get the idea. His atrophied little wings of course count as his jump pack.

I also noticed colonel commissar gaunt is in the process of charging him there in the corner - brave guy.

Last edited by stilgar27 on Sat Sep 05 2015, 07:17; edited 2 times in total (Reason for editing : added pics)

Clicking on it should link to the full size version, although it's on some crappy banner ad website (which I always forget about because I use a script blocker and never see the ads).

For some reason I couldn't get the larger forum preview urls to work.

KiloFiXHellion

Posts : 58Join date : 2015-09-04

Subject: Re: Dark Eldar Knight Mon Sep 07 2015, 03:52

Use a pair of Raider / Ravager sails as wings.

Archon RievectKabalite Warrior

Posts : 132Join date : 2014-08-03Location : The WWP behind you!

Subject: Re: Dark Eldar Knight Sun Sep 20 2015, 04:10

We need something like the various sized Castigators in the book 'path of the Archon' .... when Vect releases them upon the DarkCity.....described as everything from wraithguard to Wraithlord sized to Kinght Sized mutated things with multiple tortured soul stones implanted in them, all spikey,bladed, with weapons similar to wraith cannons,agonizers , blasters, other mean azz things... also apparently 'hyperactive'- fast moving. I am working on a couple for visual examples.....